Remarks

Diengdoh (1989) reported the occurrence of Aplectana sp. in R. maximus (=R. nigropalmatus) in North-East India. Tandon et al (2001) also reported the same from Nagaland, constituting a new locality record and added 5 new hosts -Rana livida, R. khare,E. cyanophlyctis, Polypedates leucomystax and Amolops marmoratus. However, in both the cases the collection comprised female specimen only and species identification of the nematode could not be done.

Species of Aplectana are known to occur and are well distributed
all over the world among the amphibians (Yamaguti, 1961). (Gupta,1960)
described 2 species,Â A. agubernaculum and A. asiatica from H. tigerinus Â and Bufo melanostictus. In a study both male and female forms were collected with another new host record-Philautus sp. and Rana danielii. In having a bulbous oesophagus, female with prodelphic condition of uterus and vulva near middle of body; and absence of gubernaculum in the male, the nematode in the present collection tally with the species described by Gupta (1960). The present form is therefore identified as Aplectana agubernaculum.